Fair Work launches crackdown on unpaid work

Many people
looking to land a long-term job in competitive industries are willing to do
unpaid work for employers.

But how long
is too long for an unpaid trial?

And when are
people being exploited?

A new report
prepared for the Fair Work Ombudsman has identified a growing trend in
Australia, where job seekers are being made to work for unreasonably long trial
periods, with no guarantee of employment.

ABC Mornings Geoff Hutchison spoke with Professor
Andrew Stewart from the University of Adelaide’s School of Law, who co-authored the
report.

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This whole debate is ridiculous and just another example of Big Brother taking over every aspect of our lives including deciding for us how long we can do or not do something.

The assumption is that we are all stupid and not capable of deciding if we are being exploited or not.

Consider folks will you who writes these reports and why before going off down the path of zealous well meaning but without understanding.

Such so called reports are written by taxpayer funded bureaucrats for other taxpayer funded bureaucrats all of whom reside in a world best described as a "virtual reality".

These people aren't "real people" and they don't reside in the "real world". They represent the modern day equivalent of medieval religion. They are the new priests, wizards and templars and they are once again growing in power and threatening liberty.